Thursday, December 8, 2011

Atul Prasad Sen and Rabindranath

Andrews informed Rabindranath on 23 May, 1914, that he would be coming to Ramgarh on 1st June to meet with him.By this time Rabindranath became free from his mental agony. Andrews again wrote on 24 May, " I feel that I must have all my interests alive, grow on all sides, and enter into various relations with the world, keeping my body and mind fully awake."
Henceforth, Rabindranath was waiting impatiently and eagerly for Andrews. On getting a telegram from Andrws he became very  much busy and made others busy. But Andrews arrived just on 1st Jun.
At that time another guest came to Ramgarh - he was poet Atul Prasad Sen.
At the 70th birth anniversary held at Delhi, Atul Prasad Sen, in his presidential address, said in his memoir;
"He invited me to stay with him at Ramgarh for some days. I came hurriedly from Lucknau to Ramgarh. One day there was heavy rain which contiued late in the night. We had an assembly of rainy season on that day. From afternoon till at 10 o'clock at night, the poet (Rabindranath) recited poems  wwritten by him one after another and  sung many songs of rainy season. I couldn't forget that day.At about eight in the night our dinner was made ready. That daughter and daughter -in-law of the poet was  waiting at the door. But neither the poet nor any of us could take notice of them. In that sitting Rabindranath requested me  - " Atul, will you please sing a  Hindi song of your locality. I sung  - " Maharaja keoriya kholo, rasaki bund pare". It was a timely song, ans every body liked it.The poet accompanied me in the song. Even the song touched Andrews who was ignorant  of the song. He accompanied me loudly with his strange pronunciation and wrong tuned voice"
Rabindranath had strong fascination on Homeopathy treatment. At the request of Rathindranath he took the resposibility of prescribing medicine to an artisan who got cured. It was to one's astonishment  that everyday patients came to their rsidence and Rabindranath had to open a chamber.Only by oral publicity It was circulated all around.It was heard that the Postmaster had fed with fuel to it. The Calcutta University conferred him with a Doctorate degree. Having seen his title Dr. before his name on an envelope written to him, the postmaster said to everybody that a famous Doctor had come here at Ramgarh.Rathindranath Rabindranath  said his father liked to practice Homeopathic treatment and his desire was fulfilled at Ramgarh.
Rabindranath also mentioned in many letters or expressed verbally with pride about his this incident.